7th U-Flotilla

Formed: June 1938 as 'Wegener' Flotilla. Redesignated in January 1940 as 7th U-Flotilla. 

Disbanded: August 1944, remaining U-boats transferred to Norwegian flotillas. Men unable to escape Allied encirclement hold out as 'Festung Saint Nazire' until May 1945.

Bases: Kiel (1938 to 1941), Saint Nazaire (June 1941 to August 1944).  

Commanders:
   Kapitänleutnant Ernst Sobe (June 1938 to January 1940)
    Korvettenkapitän Hans-Rudolf Rösing (January 1940 to May 1940)
    Kapitänleutnant Herbert Sohler (May 1940 to February 1944)
    Korvettenkapitän Adolf Piening (February 1944 to May 1945 - as commander of U-boat troops in Festung Saint Nazaire)
   
U-Boats assigned to the 7th U-Flotilla between 1938 and 1944:
U45, U46, U47, U48, U49, U51, U52, U53, U54, U55, U69, U70, U71, U73, U74, U75, U76, U77, U88, U93, U94, U95, U96, U97, U98, U99, U100, U101, U102, U133, U135, U207, U213, U221, U224, U227, U255, U265, 266, U267, U274, U278, U281, U285, U300, U303, U310, U338, U342, U358, U359, U364, U381, U382, U387, U390, U397, U403, U406, U410, U427, U434, U436, U442, U448, U449, U453, U454, U455, U479, U481, U551, U552, U553, U567, U575, U576, U577, U578, U581, U593, U594, U602, U607, U617, U618, U624, U641, U647, U650, U662, U667, U678, U702, U704, U707, U708, U710, U714, U751, U765, U962, U969, U974, U976, U980, U985, U988, U994, U1004, U1191, U1192, UA.